Mobile Disaster Recovery Center on Houston County Circuit
Release Date: October 16, 2008
Release Number: 1791-145
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AUSTIN, Texas -- A FEMA/State Disaster Recovery Center is relocating to a new site in Houston County Thursday through Monday, Oct. 16-20 to provide face-to-face assistance to those who suffered damage from Hurricane Ike. The center will be located at:
Houston County
Crockett Civic Center
1100 Edmiston Drive
Crockett, TX 75835
HOURS:
12:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16
10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, and Monday, Oct.17, and 20
Closed Saturday, Oct. 18
1 p.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 19
A full listing of Disaster Recovery Centers and operational times is available at www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/pages/dr1791_drc_list.htm.
Residents are encouraged to register with FEMA before visiting a center. There are two ways to register: log on to www.fema.gov or call FEMA's toll free number, 1-800-621-3362, or TTY 1-800-462-7585. Both numbers are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, until further notice. Residents should register only once; duplicate registrations may cause delays in the delivery of assistance.
Before going to the center, residents should make sure to have their identification, Social Security number, insurance information, proof of address, and contact numbers.
At the center, visitors can:
- Receive information about different types of state and federal disaster assistance.
- Get help completing low-interest loan applications from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for homeowners, renters and business owners.
- Inquire about the status of applications for federal assistance.
- Receive referrals to the American Red Cross and other voluntary organizations to help with immediate unmet needs.
- Learn cost-effective measures to reduce the impact of future disaster losses.
Disaster assistance may include grants to help pay for temporary housing, home repair and other serious disaster-related expenses not covered by insurance or other sources. Low-interest SBA disaster loans also are available for homeowners, renters and business owners for losses not covered by insurance or other sources.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) provides low-interest disaster loans to cover the uncompensated losses for personal contents up to $40,000 for both homeowners and renters and up to $200,000 for homeowners for physical damage to their primary residence. The SBA also provides low-interest loans up to $2 million for uncompensated physical losses suffered by businesses of any size and private non-profit organizations. Additionally, working capital loans are available for economic injuries sustained by small businesses in the declared counties and the adjoining counties. The combination of the two business loans cannot exceed $2 million. For information about SBA programs, applicants may call 800-659-2955 or TTY 800-877-8339.
More information about this disaster is available online at www.fema.gov or www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem.
FEMA coordinates the federal government's role in preparing for, preventing, mitigating the effects of, responding to, and recovering from all domestic disasters, whether natural or man-made, including acts of terror.
Last Modified: Friday, 17-Oct-2008 08:43:05